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Sandbar Secures $23 Million Series A for its AI Note-Taking Ring
Sandbar , an interface company based in NYC, led by Mina Fahmi, Kirak Hong, and the team, has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Adjacent and Kindred Ventures . The company’s smart ring is designed for note-taking rather than health tracking, unlike products from Oura. It features a microphone that is off by default and a touch-sensitive panel on top to record notes, interact with an AI assistant via the phone app, and control media playback and volume. Fa
Karan Bhatia
Mar 112 min read


Smart Glasses Operating System Developer Mentra Raises $8 Million
Led by Cayden Pierce(CEO/CTO/Founder), Alexander Israelov(Head of Software/Founder), Nicolo Micheletti(Founding Engineer, Head of Apps),...
Karan Bhatia
Jul 2, 20251 min read
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